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Parkside Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1900 W College Ave, Normal, IL 61761 · (309) 557-4422 · Part of McLean County Unit School District 5

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Directions
Students
322
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Parkside Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 25.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Normal Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Normal Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Parkside Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1900 W College Ave, Normal

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K2
Kindergarten48
Grade 155
Grade 252
Grade 370
Grade 447
Grade 547
Grade 61
Enrollment over time
257’20
304’21
292’22
309’23
322’24

Up 25.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 51%Hispanic 20%Black 14%Two or more races 14%Asian 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Parkside Elementary School from Normal Township families.

Other schools in McLean County Unit School District 5

The district →
Sugar Creek Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Normal
C+
468 students18:1
Brigham Elementary
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Bloomington
313 students17:1
Benjamin Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bloomington
A
607 students18:1
Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Normal
A
519 students18:1
Northpoint Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bloomington
A
472 students15:1
Prairieland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Normal
A
450 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Normal Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.